Under the new campaign, patients will be evaluated within five minutes of arriving at a Christus Santa Rosa emergency room. An emergency room nursing associate will see the patient first and begin ordering necessary procedures, such as X-rays or lab tests. Patients also will see a physician within 30 minutes of that initial evaluation, the hospital system said.

Patients can also schedule visits online before going to Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Alamo Heights or one of Christus Santa Rosa's two freestanding emergency centers in San Antonio or New Braunfels. Emergency room appointments can be made online at christussantarosa.org from a desktop computer or mobile device.